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Thunderstorm Wind in Lincoln County, Wyoming

Thunderstorm Wind July 15, 2025 · Lincoln County, Wyoming

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A microburst in Afton downed trees in two locations, leading to a power outage.

The wider storm

An upper level low moved across Wyoming and brought a round of strong to severe thunderstorms to western and central Wyoming. The severe thunderstorms brought both hail and strong wind. The maximum wind gust reported was 75 mph near Muddy Gap with wind gusts over 58 mph also reported in Sublette, Sweetwater, Lincoln and Hot Springs Counties. In Afton, trees were blown onto power lines leading a power outage. A pile of loose rocks was blown down near Tabletop Mountain in Johnson County. In Fremont County, a supercell thunderstorm moved southeast dropping penny to ping pong size hail, with the largest hail reported to the northwest of Lander.

Began near Afton (42.7445, -110.9200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1284611. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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